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Changing Understandings of 'Public' and 'Private' in Higher Education: the United Kingdom Case

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Changing Understandings of 'Public' and 'Private' in Higher Education: the United Kingdom Case. / Tight, Malcolm.
In: Higher Education Quarterly, Vol. 60, No. 3, 07.2006, p. 242-256.

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Tight, M 2006, 'Changing Understandings of 'Public' and 'Private' in Higher Education: the United Kingdom Case', Higher Education Quarterly, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 242-256. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2273.2006.00321.x

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Tight, M. (2006). Changing Understandings of 'Public' and 'Private' in Higher Education: the United Kingdom Case. Higher Education Quarterly, 60(3), 242-256. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2273.2006.00321.x

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Tight M. Changing Understandings of 'Public' and 'Private' in Higher Education: the United Kingdom Case. Higher Education Quarterly. 2006 Jul;60(3):242-256. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2273.2006.00321.x

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Tight, Malcolm. / Changing Understandings of 'Public' and 'Private' in Higher Education: the United Kingdom Case. In: Higher Education Quarterly. 2006 ; Vol. 60, No. 3. pp. 242-256.

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